Disney wants the federal government to officially declare that The View is news.
The FCC’s Media Bureau released Public Notice DA 26-517 on May 22, opening a public comment period on a petition filed by Disney-owned KTRK-TV Houston and parent company ABC asking the Commission to classify The View as a “bona fide news interview program.”
That classification matters because it would keep the show exempt from the equal-opportunities requirements of Section 315 of the Communications Act, the rule that prevents broadcast stations from giving political candidates unequal access to the public airwaves.
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the proceeding on X and invited the public to participate.
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